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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ask \Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Asking.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian,
     [=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw.
     [=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith.
     j["e]sk['o]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire.
     [root]5.]
     1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to
        solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before
        the person addressed.
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              Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God.    --Judg. xviii.
                                                    5.
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              If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
              shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto
              you.                                  --John xv. 7.
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     2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of
        remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as,
        what price do you ask?
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              Ask me never so much dowry.           --Gen. xxxiv.
                                                    12.
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              To whom men have committed much, of him they will
              ask the more.                         --Luke xii.
                                                    48.
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              An exigence of state asks a much longer time to
              conduct a design to maturity.         --Addison.
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     3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a
        question to or about; to question.
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              He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
                                                    --John ix. 21.
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              He asked the way to Chester.          --Shak.
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     4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
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     5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the
        banns and the persons. --Fuller.
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     Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat;
          beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim;
          exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ask \Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Asking.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian,
     [=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw.
     [=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith.
     j["e]sk['o]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire.
     [root]5.]
     1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to
        solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before
        the person addressed.
  
              Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God.    --Judg. xviii.
                                                    5.
  
              If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
              shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto
              you.                                  --John xv. 7.
  
     2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of
        remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as,
        what price do you ask?
  
              Ask me never so much dowry.           --Gen. xxxiv.
                                                    12.
  
              To whom men have committed much, of him they will
              ask the more.                         --Luke xii.
                                                    48.
  
              An exigence of state asks a much longer time to
              conduct a design to maturity.         --Addison.
  
     3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a
        question to or about; to question.
  
              He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
                                                    --John ix. 21.
  
              He asked the way to Chester.          --Shak.
  
     4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
  
     5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the
        banns and the persons. --Fuller.
  
     Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat;
          beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim;
          exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See Beg.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  asked
     Yami n.
     edge; margin; verge

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  asked
     vb.
     (infl of en ask  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  asked
     vb.
     (infl of en ask  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  asked
     vb.
     (infl of en ask  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  asked
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a sk ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  asked
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb ask)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Asked /ˈaskt/
  سأل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  asked /ˈaskt/ 
  tázaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  asked /ˈaskt/ 
  žádal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  asked /ˈaskt/
  ptal se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  asked /ˈaskt/
  žádaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  asked /ˈaskt/
  gebeten, gefragt, erfragt, gefordert
        "I/he/she asked"  - ich/er/sie bat
        "we/they asked"  - wir/sie baten
        "he/she has/had asked"  - er/sie hat/hatte gebeten
   see: ask, asking
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  asked /ˈaskt/
  gefragt
        "I/he/she asked"  - ich/er/sie fragte
        "he/she has/had asked"  - er/sie hat/hatte gefragt
   see: ask sb., asking, he/she asks, ask specifically about sth., if you ask me, I ask you., I've been meaning to ask you, …, She did not ask about this., ask too much, Ask me another., You've got me there., I really couldn't say., If you ask her a question expect no less than a lecture.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  asked /ˈaskt/
  gefragt
        "'Any chance of semi-final tickets?' he asked/queried hopefully."  - „Kriegt man noch Karten fürs Halbfinale?“, fragte er zuversichtlich.
     Synonym: queried
  
   see: ask, query, asking, querying
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  asked /ˈaskt/
  
  ζήτησα

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  asked /ˈaskt/
  pitala, pitao, zamolili

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈæskt/, /ˈæst/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     卖方要价

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